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Microsoft’s Xbox One was the big winner in the US throughout last Friday’s Black Friday sales, a brand agency claims. InfoScout reckons that Xbox One accounted for 62 per cent of games console hardware sales throughout the key shopping day. The news wasn’t all bad for PS4, however, whose 31 …
Read More »Xbox Japan GM resigns
But exec will continue working at Microsoft's US HQ
Read More »UPDATE: £300 four game Xbox One console bundle in GAME’s Black Friday sale
An Xbox One with four games will apparently feature as part of GAME’s Black Friday sale kicking off tonight. A HotUKDeals user claims to have seen a TV ad for a 299.99 bundle including a console, controller and copies of Forza Motorsport 5, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Assassin’s Creed: Unity …
Read More »Wired: The PS4 may be more powerful, but Xbox One is stronger
Sony’s PS4 may be regarded as having more technical power than Xbox One, but it looks like Microsoft’s machine wins when it comes to raw strength. As in, physical strength. Wired’s Battle Damage series recently tested both consoles for durability and it was the Xbox One that emerged as the …
Read More »Star Wars Minecraft skins hit Xbox platforms
Microsoft has announced the release of the Star Wars Classic Skin Pack for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One editions of Minecraft. The add-on is available now for $2.99, and includes a laundry list of playable skins for characters involved in the original Star Wars trilogy. Multiple variations of Luke, …
Read More »Turtle Rock details Evolve’s inclusive approach to DLC
Evolve will offer all of its DLC maps for free and its premium DLC won’t directly exclude players who have only purchased the base game, developer Turtle Rock Studios has revealed. In an interview with IGN, creative director Phil Robb revealed all maps released for the game post-launch will be …
Read More »The Secret Games Designer – the making of Xbox One
Carl Ledbetter is a games industry master of disguise. He leads a team of 35 that spent three years building the Xbox One into a machine that blends into the background and gets forgotten. The console’s 16:9 aspect ratio is meant to reflect that of a widescreen TV. The front …
Read More »Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin confirmed for PS4, Xbox One
Dark Souls II is heading to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles next year, publisher Bandai Namco has announced. The re-release of From Software’s challenging action-RPG sequel will launch on Sony and Microsoft’s latest hardware in April 2015. The title will carry new in-game events, item descriptions and additional NPCs …
Read More »Game of Thrones Steam pre-order page confirms December release
The first episode of Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series will indeed launch next month, according to the game’s pre-order page on Steam. The new listing of the game’s PC and Mac versions on the distributor reveals specs, along with a December launch window for the first of the …
Read More »Infinity Blade heading to Xbox One
A version of popular iPhone RPG series Infinity Blade is apparently in production for Xbox One in China. Kotaku reports that a number of Chinese gaming outlets are reporting that the game is being developed by Tencent, which itself owns 40 per cent of Infinity Blade developer Epic Games. Also …
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